Books Events in Manchester

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An Evening with Patrick Ness at Waterstones Deansgate

 Thu, 09 Apr at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 20

An Evening with Beth O'Leary at Waterstones Deansgate

 Sat, 11 Apr at 06:00 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 21

An Evening with Alex Aster at Waterstones Manchester Deansgate

 Tue, 14 Apr at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 25

An Evening with Veronica Roth at Waterstones Deansgate

 Tue, 14 Jul at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 24

Meet Joe Abercrombie at Waterstones Deansgate

 Thu, 07 May at 12:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 11

Ancient Futures with Fonda Lee, Soraya Bouazzaoui & A. S. Tamaki

 Wed, 10 Jun at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 5

Meet Derek Landy at Waterstones Manchester Deansgate

 Fri, 17 Apr at 02:30 pm Waterstones GBP 17

An evening with Clint Boon - Waterstones Deansgate

 Thu, 27 Aug at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 27

From the Tigris to the Thames with Linda Dangoor

 Thu, 16 Apr at 06:00 pm 190 Cheetham Hill Road, M88 Manchester, United Kingdom

Northern Publishers' Fair 2026

 Sat, 25 Apr at 11:00 am Manchester Central Library

An evening with Melissa Auf der Maur at Waterstones Deansgate

 Wed, 08 Apr at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 25

Cuentacuentos: Pequeño Federico

 Sat, 25 Apr at 12:00 pm Biblioteca Central de Mánchester Free

'Malc's Boy'. Shaun Wilson in conversation with Tony Walsh.

 Thu, 21 May at 06:00 pm Manchester Central Library GBP 4 to 15

THE ASKING: Jane Hirshfield in conversation

 Mon, 27 Apr at 06:30 pm International Anthony Burgess Foundation GBP 4 to 15

SEASONS OF GLASS & IRON: Amal El-Mohtar in conversation with Eliza Chan

 Thu, 09 Apr at 06:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 4 to 17

An Evening with Paige Toon at Waterstones Deansgate

 Wed, 22 Apr at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 12

Robin Ince book tour

 Mon, 11 May at 07:00 pm International Anthony Burgess Foundation GBP 12 to 16

Dan Hicks: Monuments Will Fall

 Wed, 06 May at 06:00 pm The Manchester Museum GBP 0 to 5

THE DISAPPEARING ACT: Maria Stepanova in conversation

 Wed, 13 May at 06:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 4 to 13

An Evening with Lucy Steeds at Waterstones Deansgate

 Thu, 25 Jun at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 13

Charlotte Carpenter - Manchester

Thu, 23 Apr at 06:30 pm Eagle Inn

Celebrating Caroline Aherne with David Scott - Waterstones Deansgate

 Mon, 25 May at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 20

Manchester Must Dance - Mike Pickering & Kevin Cummins

 Thu, 07 May at 07:00 pm The John Rylands Research Institute and Library Free

An Evening with Benjamin Wood at Waterstones Deansgate

 Fri, 10 Apr at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 12

MUSIC Q&A: ‘IT’S TIME THE TALE WERE TOLD: A PEOPLE’S HISTORY OF THE SMITHS’

 Thu, 25 Jun at 06:00 pm Manchester Central Library Free

An Evening with Shannon Chakraborty - Waterstones Deansgate

 Wed, 03 Jun at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 21

TBR BOOK FESTIVAL

 Sat, 12 Sep at 11:00 am Band on the Wall GBP 12

An Evening with Katherine Arden - Waterstones Deansgate

 Wed, 17 Jun at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 22

BIG BOOK QUIZ

 Thu, 23 Apr at 07:00 pm Manchester Central Library GBP 4 to 6

Anxiety in the Modern World with Joshua Fletcher - Waterstones Deansgate

 Wed, 13 May at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 22

Beginner Brush Lettering & Modern Calligraphy Workshop | Manchester

 Sun, 19 Apr at 02:00 pm HOME GBP 32

Crime Central

 Wed, 22 Apr at 06:00 pm Manchester Central Library GBP 2 to 6

Art Cure: In conversation with Prof. Daisy Fancourt

 Tue, 28 Apr at 10:00 am HOME Manchester GBP 0 to 8

One City, Many Stories

 Thu, 07 May at 06:00 pm Manchester Central Library Free

Haunted Book Club Live: The Old Nurse's Tale

 Thu, 14 May at 06:30 pm The Portico Library GBP 12 to 17

Manchester Angel Meadow guided walking tour with author Dean Kirby

 Fri, 20 Mar at 02:00 pm Sadler's Yard GBP 22

Manchester Central Library Board Games Café

 Wed, 01 Apr at 05:00 pm Manchester Central Library Free

Alexander Hacke (Einstürzende Neubauten) - BLAST - Distorted Memories Book Reading & Music

 Thu, 09 Apr at 07:30 pm The Lloyds

One Year Anniversary Celebration: 1838 Collective

 Wed, 29 Apr at 05:30 pm SEESAW Free

Remembering the past, fighting for the future

 Thu, 07 May at 05:30 pm People's History Museum Free

Everything & Nothing: Curator's Tour

 Sat, 09 May at 03:00 pm The Portico Library GBP 6

LEAN CAT, SAVAGE CAT: Lauren J. Joseph in conversation

 Mon, 18 May at 06:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 4 to 17

The Poetry of Suicide: J.T. Welsch in conversation with Nikolai Duffy

 Thu, 21 May at 06:30 pm Manchester Poetry Library at Manchester Metropolitan University Free

Online Talk: Charlotte Brontë and Elizabeth Gaskell- A Friendship

 Wed, 29 Apr at 07:00 pm Elizabeth Gaskell's House, 84 Plymouth Grove, Manchester

NEW BOOK LAUNCH! MANCHESTER CENTRAL LIBRARY -45 min performance from book & Q&A - FREE

Thu, 30 Apr at 06:00 pm Manchester Central Library

I Who Have Never Known Men - Apiary Book Club

 Sun, 12 Apr at 03:00 pm HOME Manchester Free

An Evening of New Writing: Kate Lord Brown and Tina Cole

 Fri, 20 Mar at 06:00 pm Manchester Poetry Library at Manchester Metropolitan University Free

Online Reading Course – The Gothic – Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu

 Wed, 13 May at 07:00 pm Elizabeth Gaskell's House, 84 Plymouth Grove, Manchester

Grief Talk Manchester: An Epic Grief Journey with Author & Personal Coach, Alan Creedon

 Sun, 03 May at 01:00 pm The Monastery Manchester

Book of Churches

 Sat, 25 Apr at 07:30 pm Castle Hotel

Online Talk: ‘I wish I were a girl again, half-savage and hardy, and free’ – Emily and Anne Brontë

 Wed, 06 May at 07:00 pm Elizabeth Gaskell's House, 84 Plymouth Grove, Manchester

Music Q&A: 'Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love: A People's History'

 Thu, 30 Apr at 06:00 pm Manchester Central Library Free

THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF LOSS: Sarah Tarlow in conversation with Melanie Giles

 Tue, 21 Apr at 06:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 4 to 11

INTERSEX: Iain Morland in conversation

 Mon, 27 Apr at 06:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 4 to 22

An Evening with John Patrick McHugh at Waterstones Deansgate

 Tue, 19 May at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 12

Sláine: The Horned God (Manchester)

 Wed, 06 May at 07:30 pm Lock 91 GBP 5 to 13

FINDERS, KEEPERS: Nicholas Royle in conversation

 Tue, 28 Apr at 06:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 4 to 11

Goyle, Chert, Mire Book Launch with Jean Sprackland

 Thu, 28 May at 06:30 pm Manchester Poetry Library at Manchester Metropolitan University Free

SOLACE HOUSE: Will Maclean in conversation

 Tue, 12 May at 06:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 4 to 20

NEW YORK: A LITERARY ANTHOLOGY - J. Michelle Coghlan in conversation

 Fri, 12 Jun at 06:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 4 to 11

Scripted Social - Monthly Play Reading Group (Last Night on Earth)

 Sat, 25 Apr at 10:00 am 53two Studio GBP 25

IN TRANSLATION: Miha Mazzini and Celia Hawkesworth in conversation

 Tue, 26 May at 06:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 4 to 14

Graham Caveney: In Conversation (with Will Rees)

 Wed, 29 Apr at 07:00 pm Altogether Otherwise Free

Hot Banana Book Event with Abi Roberts & Jonny Woodrow

 Sat, 23 May at 06:00 pm Britons Protection GBP 12

Book launch : Textual Actants (Infrastructure) w/ readings and discussion

 Wed, 20 May at 04:00 pm Grosvenor East Building, Manchester Metropolitan University Free

Headpress 35th Anniversary Extravaganza

 Sat, 23 May at 10:00 am International Anthony Burgess Foundation GBP 9 to 27

SHARED READING in association with The Reader - Human Natures

 Tue, 19 May at 12:00 pm The Manchester Museum Free

Jot Book Club

 Wed, 08 Apr at 07:00 pm Station South Free

Online Talk: North and South across the Atlantic – Elizabeth Gaskell’s Influence in America

 Wed, 15 Apr at 07:00 pm Elizabeth Gaskell's House, 84 Plymouth Grove, Manchester

Jot: Pop Up Bookshop

 Sun, 22 Mar Station South Free

BIN RAT BOOK CLUB

 Thu, 16 Apr at 06:00 pm Idle Hands Coffee Free

Fashion in Action: Book launch event

 Wed, 22 Apr at 04:30 pm SODA (School of Digital Arts) Free

Everything & Nothing: Curator's Tour

 Mon, 06 Jul at 03:00 pm The Portico Library GBP 6

Illuminating Knowledge: Exploring Arabic Scientific Manuscripts

 Sat, 04 Jul at 02:00 pm John Rylands Library Free

A Jane Austen Literary Salon & Afternoon Tea

 Sat, 25 Jul at 03:00 pm West Didsbury Metrolink (Stop A) GBP 44

When Politics Meets Markets in China

 Tue, 26 May at 12:30 pm Manchester China Institute Free

THE ZINE CLUB

 Fri, 20 Feb at 12:00 pm Altogether Otherwise Free

Book Club: Session 1

 Wed, 15 Apr at 06:30 pm University Place GBP 5

Identity Global Majority Writers Group

 Wed, 10 Sep at 06:30 pm Manchester Poetry Library Free

READING AND WRITING CLUB

 Wed, 12 Feb at 06:00 pm Altogether Otherwise Free

Michael Billington, Churchyards, Cemeteries of Urmston, Flixton, Davyhulme

 Wed, 15 Apr at 01:00 pm Manchester Central LIbrary GBP 0 to 5

AFRILIT BOOK CLUB - Your local African literature book club

 Wed, 19 Feb at 06:30 pm Altogether Otherwise Free

THE MYTHIC NEXUS

 Wed, 05 Feb at 06:00 pm Altogether Otherwise Free